Re: [Freedos-user] [Freedosuser] FreeDOS localisation project

2009-04-09 Thread Mateusz Viste
On Wednesday 08 April 2009 23:23 (CEST), Eric Auer wrote: You could either package the files into zips to make sure their timestamps are set by unzip or you could fix your web server ;-) Hi, I am not talking about timestamps inside zips (these are usually preserved), but about timestamps of

[Freedos-user] What is the trick to get Windows 3.1 to run on freedos???

2009-04-09 Thread Michael Robinson
I think I'm using the stable kernel instead of the unstable one. I get an error that says essentially unload the protected mode software and try again when windows tries to start. Are people taking out the smartdrive stuff or simply adding a menu entry and if someone wants windows loading

Re: [Freedos-user] [Freedosuser] FreeDOS localisation project

2009-04-09 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Mateusz, You could either package the files into zips to make sure their timestamps are set by unzip or you could fix your web server ;-) I am not talking about timestamps inside zips (these are usually preserved), but about timestamps of the transaltions files, downloadable from my

Re: [Freedos-user] What is the trick to get Windows 3.1 to run on freedos???

2009-04-09 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! I think I'm using the stable kernel instead of the unstable one. I get an error that says essentially unload the protected mode software and try again when windows tries to start. Neither free-EMM386 nor JEMM386 is compatible with Windows 3.x 386enh mode or WfW 3.11... You would

Re: [Freedos-user] WAS Re: [Freedosuser] FreeDOS localisation project = 2038 issue?

2009-04-09 Thread Christian Masloch
PS: RBIL says that year must be 2100, I guess this means that MS-DOS did not implement leap years fully. The Int21.2A (Get system time) description says the year is below 2100 as you said. The DOS file date format can store years from 1980 up to 2107. Some DOS applications are limited to

Re: [Freedos-user] What is the trick to get Windows 3.1 to run on freedos???

2009-04-09 Thread Alex Buell
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:23:44 +0200, I waved a wand and this message magically appears in front of Eric Auer: The EMM386 does, and some DOS extenders / DPMI hosts. The problem is that Windows in 386enh mode and WfW 3.11 try to take over the work from EMM386 which uses a complex what exactly

Re: [Freedos-user] FDUPDATE crash

2009-04-09 Thread Eric Auer
Oops, just sent an empty reply... and more than 2 near fnodes does not tell me what crashed. It might mean you use an old kernel which leaves file handles open when access is aborted due to an error... I do not think your RAM config is a problem. Maybe your copy of FDUPDATE or WGET is

Re: [Freedos-user] patents - was: LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
Couldn't there be a optional syncfat program that one could run at the boot of freedos, and before shut down? Could synchronize the FreeDos LFN and the M$ Dos storages mediums. It may not,since isn't live access, violate the patent. Many Programs write/read directly to and from the fat tables

[Freedos-user] Dos Basics

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
Visual Basic for Dos (1.0) 1) Anyone know if this runs on FreeDos 2) If it does does anyone know where to get it? FreeBasic 1) Does it have GUI? 2) Will it run QuickBasic programs? QuickBasic Are there any alternatives for FreeDos, Or would that be FreeBasic thanks, Usul

Re: [Freedos-user] Dos Basics

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
FreeBasic 1) Does it have GUI? I meant can you write applications with GUI under freedos with freebasic Forms, textboxes simple stuff. usul -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a

[Freedos-user] Win 3.11

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
Has anyone ever considered an open source equivalent to windows 3.11? Compatible like Reactos is compatible? At least on the surface, enough to where most basic applications would run? usul -- This SF.net email is

[Freedos-user] deleting/overwriting files from bat file;

2009-04-09 Thread kurt godel
If I want to delete/overwrite files from a script(batch), then either way, it will interogate me:are you sure?y/n; but I want the script to run unattended; is there a way to make it fully 'hands free'?, possibly with a redirection away from the keyboard, or some such thing? PS: when deleting a

Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?

2009-04-09 Thread Robert Riebisch
Michael Horvath wrote: Is there a way to compress folders so they take up less space? Ideally, I would like to be able to compress into a zip file, and still have the OS treat it as a regular folder. As long as other OSs can view/access the folder and its files, then any type of

[Freedos-user] New problems with Windows 3.1...

2009-04-09 Thread Michael Robinson
Not workgroup. If I don't load emm386.exe, freedos version, I get an error that I have an unsupported dos version. If I try loading windows 3.1 in standard mode, I get an error that there isn't enough extended memory. Uge!

Re: [Freedos-user] New problems with Windows 3.1...

2009-04-09 Thread Blair Campbell
If I don't load emm386.exe, freedos version, I get an error that I have an unsupported dos version. Load the microsoft version that comes with windows, himem too. If I try loading windows 3.1 in standard mode, I get an error that there isn't enough extended memory. Uge!

Re: [Freedos-user] New problems with Windows 3.1...

2009-04-09 Thread Michael Robinson
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:34 -0700, Blair Campbell wrote: If I don't load emm386.exe, freedos version, I get an error that I have an unsupported dos version. Load the microsoft version that comes with windows, himem too. If I try loading windows 3.1 in standard mode, I get an error

Re: [Freedos-user] New problems with Windows 3.1...

2009-04-09 Thread Michael Robinson
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 15:35 -0700, Blair Campbell wrote: If I don't load emm386.exe, freedos version, I get an error that I have an unsupported dos version. Load the microsoft version that comes with windows, himem too. If I try loading windows 3.1 in standard mode, I get an